56 | NOVEMBER 9 • 2023
MAURICE N. BLAKE, 90,
died Oct. 21, 2023.
He was the devoted husband
of Gloria Remer Blake; brother
of the late Marvin Blake, the
late Eileen (Blake) Racklin, the
late Florence (Blake) Pais and
the late Estelle (Blake) Koloff.
He was the loving son of the
late Minnie and Norman Blake.
He’s survived by many loving
nieces and nephews.
RONALD P
.
COLBERT, 57, of
Livonia, died Oct.
23, 2023.
He was an avid
sports fan, enjoy-
ing all sports and rooting for
the Detroit teams. He loved
everything about the ’80s: the
music, cheesy movies and clas-
sic band T-shirts. He was so
proud to grow out his Mohawk
and dyed it fun colors for the
holidays.
Ron also enjoyed traveling,
traveling to Chicago regularly,
made trips throughout the
U.S. and traveled abroad to
Greece, Amsterdam, Mexico
and Iceland. He even eloped in
Las Vegas and had a blast on an
’80s cruise. Ron will be deeply
missed.
He is survived by his beloved
wife, Sheri Colbert; daughter,
Ashley Colbert; stepchildren,
Jack and Blake Yates; cherished
granddaughter, Evelyn; sib-
lings, Steve (Patricia Wilson),
Tanya (Robert) Overmyer,
and Scott (Jennifer) Colbert;
nieces and nephews, Mckenzie,
Melanie, Ethan, Griffin, Jessica
and Lillie. He was the devoted
son-in-law of Carol and Dick
Walker; adoring brother-in-law
of Denise Walker and Michelle
(Dr. Edward) Peres.
Contributions can be made
to Magen David Adom or to
Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund by
Global Giving. Arrangements
by Dorfman Chapel.
c. 1985
HILDA “BUNNY”
COOPER, (nee
Winshall), 90, of
West Bloomfield,
died Oct. 26, 2023.
She was born
on June 28, 1933,
in Detroit. She attended the
University of Michigan and
became a special education
teacher, a perfect fit for her
kind and caring nature. She
played tennis and bridge
throughout most of her life.
Bunny was active in politics
and volunteered as an advocate
for youth. She was a loving
mother and grandmother and
will be greatly missed by her
family, friends and loving care-
givers.
Ms. Cooper is survived by
her daughters and sons-in-law,
Elizabeth and Brian Guz, Eve
and Bruce Agin, and Joanne
Cooper; grandchildren, David,
Lauren, Rachel, Matthew,
Samantha, Veronica, Naomi;
great-grandchild, Zachary; sis-
ter-in-law, Susan Winshall.
She was preceded in death by
her brother, Arnold Winshall;
sister, Evelyn Zeman; and
grandson, Michael Guz.
Interment was at Clover Hill
Park Cemetery. Contributions
may be made to Michael
Guz Bipolar Cell Biology
Fund, leadersandbest.umich.
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